Portable track-measurer.



v. s. VEAZEY. 4 I RORTABLETRAGK MEASUBER. I APPLICATION FILED AUG.201 1914.

Patented June 15,. 1915.

complished by such er e VICTQR S. VEAZEY, F MOUNT HOPE,WEST VIRGINIA a TOaZZ wizomc't may concern.

c it known that I, Vrorron S.

States, residing at Mount Hope, 1n. the county of Fayette and State' of \Vest' Virginia, tain new and useful Improvements in Port able 'lrack-Measurers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as it appertains to make and use the same.

Iy invention relates to improvedmeasuring devices and resides in the provision of a simple and inexpensive measurer'that is ticularly designed for .measnring distances on rails in mines'and other tracks. I

' n important object of my invention is to k measuring instrument of ated upon rails of different sizes.

Another object is to improve measuring devices of the character described so as to render them more simple as to construction, easy to operate and inexpensive to manu facture.

The above and additional objects are acmeans as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out as claimed.

Wit reference to the drawings, wherein have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate corres own in section, and Fig. 2 is a front elevation showing the device in use. and upon a rail which is shown in section.

v Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the numera Mounted upon this pin or axle 3 is a measuring wheel 5 which may he of any desired circumferential. measurement but is preferably one foot in circumference.

Application filed August 20, 1914. Serial No.

VEAZEY, a

have invented cer-' I which is extended extends angnlarly par- ronrannn raAcmMnAsun-En.

Specification of Letters Patent.-

Patented Carried upon the upper end of the frame 1 and preferably formed is anxenlarged socket 6 in a suitable handle 7 that is held in position y means of the socket 6 that portion ofthe into the socket. .Carried by the socket 6 and preferably formed into.-

and

gral therewith ad acent to the lower end thereof-1s a supportingplate 9 which plate and forwardly from the is designed to be (1' position when the use. Mounted upon thissuppOrtingpIate 9 is a counter-1O of the well knownVeeder depen ng operating trip 11 posed as. to be engaged by carried by the wheel 5, at of said wheel, resulting in the registering of the counter .10.

a pro ection 1-2 end of the frame I, and their other arm portions extending downwardly to engage upon sides of the rai et screws 14 are mounted in the transverse end portion at the lower end of the frame 1 an are arranged to engage the portions of the L-shaped guides 13 that are adjustable within openings 111 said frame so as to hold the guides in adjusted position.

In operation the device is placed upon a rail and with the guides 18 engaging upon opposite sides of the head thereof and pushed, causing the wheel 5 to rotate and once upon every revolution to engage the trip 11 on the counter 10. It will be readily seen that a person may measure track distances in a reliable and carried thereby the preferred embodiment, is the most efiicient and practical; vet realizing that the Jan ia'ioia;

integral therewith; which is, mounted isposed ina device is in is provided with a which is so dis every revolution I I a o I a pin 8 whichis lnserted through handle members in a of the track,

with the Wheel and laterall conditions concurrent With the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, I'desire to emphasize the foot that We ions ihileor changes details of: construotion,proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages oi my invention, as set forth. f 4 y What is claimed is 1. Attack measurer consisting of a frame,"

the frame and operstiyely associated with the wheel, L-shsped guide members adpistably. secure to the lower end of the frame and to engage upon opposite sides of the rail of or track, and means to hold the guide diusted position.

adjustable 3. r A truck measurer com a messurmg n. J1 gulzrr name,

prising wheel rotzrtably journaled in the side bars of the frame, a

socket carried at the upper end of the frame,

a handle mounted Within the socket, a sup-- portingplate carried by be disposed at distance upon said supporting pie associated with portion of the opposite side thereof, Lshaped members having the whee said frame having openings 1n the lower end the socket and extending forwardly and in ahorizontal plane normally, registering instrument mountec a reotanto and operatively the horlzont lower end guide al arms thereof slida-bly mounted in said openings and the vertical arms ment upon screws carried the frame and to engage thereof disposed opposite sides of a rail and by said lower end portion of the horizontal porfor engageset tions of the L-sh'sped guide members to hold snidgulde members in ad usted posltion.

' ln testimony whereof I in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

HAROLD DPOORQ THoMAs Moesss,

x my signature vroros s. JEAZEY: 

